Tag: Fotografie

Verschon mein Haus, zünd andre an

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Saint Florian is the patron saint of fire fighters.  One often hears the above saying following his name, literally translated it means:

Spare my house, burn down another one.

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This statue of the saint, appropriately placed in a fountain, stands across the old fire station in Munich.

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This old marker used to stand in front of the fire station no. 2 in Frankfurt:

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whereas this modern fire fighting truck is part of the fleet of the Weinheim fire brigade.

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For Cee’s Black & White Photo Challenge.  For more photos of fire prevention like fire fighters, fire brigades, fire stations click on the CB&W badge:

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My personal standpoint

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Photography, as a powerful medium of expression and communications, offers an infinite variety of perception, interpretation and execution.
– Ansel Adams

Debbie at Travel with intent gives the quote and an image, and if inspiration strikes there will be more photos here.

 

Birds of many feathers

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The theme for Cee’s Black & White Photo Challenge this week is birds.  I’ve decided to go with selective colour although in the last picture of the Canada goose it was difficult to find any colour in the animal itself.

Here are more monochrome photos of birds.

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Gather round

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This group of teenage gosslings caught my eye yesterday.  They’re obviously siblings and haven’t yet learned to scare others away when there is food around.

For Cee’s Odd Ball Challenge.  For more oddballs click here.

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Traces of history

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Lopodunum

Ladenburg was called Lopodunum in Roman times and an important town in the region.  Many streets were named to remember this past.  Some of the street signs come with explanations.

Vespasian

Titus Vlavius Vespasianus was Emperor when the first wooden fort was built.

Domitian

During the time of Emperor Domitian the fort was rebuilt in stone.

Ausonius Trajan

Emperor Trajan elevated Lopodunum to a town and is considered the founder.

Decimus Magnus Ausonius was a Roman poet from Burdigala (Bordaux, France) in the 4th century. In his poem Mosella Lopodunum was mentioned for the first time in a literary text.

Hadrian

Emperor Hadrian ordered the limes in this region built, to safeguard the Roman settlements.

Januarius

There were to men called Januarius documented in Ladenburg, a decurio (soldier) and a magister pagi (a town official).

Mithras

Mithras was a Persian, later Roman sun god. A stone relief depicting him was found in Ladenburg.

For Cee’s Which Way Photo Challenge.  More photos of streets, alleys, paths, avenues, and street signs can be found here.

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